Indie game publisher Wired Productions has announced that Tiny Troopers Joint Ops XL is heading to the Switch eShop in time for the Holiday season.

The game is a twin-stick shooter which sees the player control 'tiny troopers' battling evil adversaries from around the world, with a collection of weapons at your disposal. It was originally released back in 2014 on other consoles but this fancy, jazzed-up 'XL' version will be exclusive to the Switch. You can check out a trailer for this new edition of the game, as well as some extra juicy details, below.

This new, updated version promises to be "bigger than ever" and could be a perfect match for the Switch; the portability of the console matches the scale of the game's maps (and miniature characters) very nicely indeed. The game is said to make use of the Switch's touchscreen, too, which could make the Handheld play-style option even more appealing.

Does this bite-sized shooter appeal to your tastes? Let us know in the comments below.

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@ThanosReXXXI didn't know about that, thanks for the info. It does look different somewhat, actually closer to this game being previewed.It doesn't look as good as the original Cannon Fodder though. I bet the original music would also be too un pc for today

@Gerald Well, I'm definitely no graphics over gameplay guy, but even I think it is safe to say that this third game does indeed look much better than the original 2 games. It's in HD and much more detailed, so how can it not look better?

Unless of course you prefer 2D art over this kind of aesthetic, but I think that they kept it close enough to the original concept for it not to feel like a completely different game and a worthy third part in the series.

@ThanosReXXXyou are right that I meant the 2D asthetics. I just prefer the look of the originals to this. Having my A500 (with annoying modulator) set up is just awkward due to the amount of room it takes up. Would love an Amiga VC

@Gerald Like to relive those Amiga days, huh? I can relate to that: I still have an A500, an A1200 and a CD32. All three with hard drives as well.

Do you have a modded Wii or Wii U? If so, then UAE for Wii will do that trick for you. I have it installed on my Wii, combined with hundreds of Amiga classics, and they all work like a charm, safe for a small handful of games that aren't compatible, but Cannon Fodder works perfectly fine.

And if your Wii/Wii U isn't modded, then even the Amiga alone is more than enough reason to give it a go...

And as mentioned before, you can always soft mod your Wii/Wii U if tinkering with the real Amiga is not really your thing. I've done that so many times now, you can always ask me about that and I'll help you out with tips or how to's whenever I can.